Fishing rod holder



Sept. 7, 1948. j s, P, WAGNER 2,448,752

- FISHING Ron HOLDER Fild July 2e, 1945` Patented Sept. 7, 1948 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims. (C1. 248-42) The primary object of thisinvention is to provide a simple, sturdy and economical holder foriishing rods that may be readily attached to a part of a boat or othersupport and which securely holds a fishing rod or rods in permits easyrelease upon a strike.

Another object of the invention is to' provide a fishing rod holderadapted to secure a plurality of rods in laterally divergent angularitywith respect to each other. 1 i y A further object oi' the inventionisto provide the holder with supplemental means to vary the angle of therods held therein and at the same time additionally secure said rods inposition. y

Stili another object of the invention is -to provide a quick releasableclamp for the body of the holder that permits the same to be held ineither a horizontal or vertical position.

These and other objects of the present invention will appear as thefollowing' description thereof proceeds, land in order to more .clearlyunderstand the invention, reference may be had to the accompanyingdrawing in which an embodiment of the invention is shown.

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Figure ,1 is a side elevation of the rod holder in horizontal positionpartly in section showing the handle portions of a pair of rodspositioned therein in dotted lines;

Figure 2 is a top plan view showing two positions of the clamp for theholder in dotted lines;

Figure 3 is a section onthe'line 3-3okf'Figure 1; and M I Figure 4 is aside elevation of the rodholder in vertical position. i y g y It is Wellknown that at times 'it is desirable to support fishing rods other thanvmanually'by the fisherman. This is particularly desirable in small boatfishing in rivers or lakes. Attempts have been made heretoforetoaccomplish this object but the results from a practical viewpoint havenot been very satisfactory. This invention by combining the requirementsof simplicity, sturdiness and economy in an arrangement of structuralelements permitting a range of variability in mounting both the holderand rods satisfies the practical characteristics of al ilshing rodholder of this type.

The holder comprises a lsolid block I usually rectangular in shape andof the required length, breadth and thickness to provide a sturdysupport for the type of nshing rod used. The block may -be made of wood,plastic, metal or any defsired material but when made of wood has theadvantage of noating on the surtaceof water vposition yet which preventsloss in case the lholder should accidentally be dropped overboard. I

To support the fishing rods, the block I is provided with a pair ofopeningsA 2 and 3 of any desired shapef usually round, preferably boredthrough the' solid block. These openings are spaced and staggered alongthe longitudinal axis of` the block I and at least a portion of eachbisects the same. The openings 2 and 3 are laterally and divergentlyinclined with respect to thev longitudinal axis of the block l and theirf axes arearranged at approximately a Sangle with respect to each otherfor a purpose to be hereinafter more fully described. l

`In the embodiment shown, there is illustrated a pair of openings but itis apparent that a `plurality of spaced and staggered openings may beemployed or it is within the scope of this invention to utilize merely asingle opening.

The openings 2 and 3 are of suicient size to receive the handle portionsof iishing rods shown in dotted lines in Figures l and 4 which extendclear through vthe block I. Usually the -fishing rods are provided withreels adjacent lthe handle portions which act as a stop upon engagementwith the face of the block but theangularity of the openings alone whichare usually oversized with respect to the rod handles will support-therods therein. f

From the arrangement of the openings described in the block I, it isobvious that when the handle portions of fishing rods are insertedtherethrough, the rods will diverge from each other due to theinclination oi the openings. The inclination of the axis oi the openings'and their angle on the longitudinal axis of the blockwill angle therods toward the same end of the block but divergently so theV lines willbe adequately spaced apart. f l

Tozadditiona'lly secure Vthe rods in thejopenings and"`at the Sametimepermit vari-ation of Athe angle of the same with respect to the block,there is provided for each opening a wedge 4 extending throughv saidopening. The wedges are permanently attached to the holder by a iiexibleconnection such as a chain 5 secured by a screw eye B to the top of thewedge at one end and a screw eye I in the side of the block at the otherend. Thescrew eyes 1 are arranged on opposite sides ofthe block. i

While it is possible to use this holder without the wedges, as itiscontemplated that the openings 2 and tare always oversized with respectto the handle portions of the fishing rods to ensure them easy ingressand egress, the use of the Wedges assure an easily insertable andremovable supplemental securing means for the rods. Furthermore, as theWedges ll are insertable at various positions around the diameter of therods in the openings as shown, the angularity of the fishing rods Withrespect to the holder may be varied or adjusted correspondingly. Inother Words, the angle of the rods may be changed up or downorsidewiseas desired. Y

To clamp or Jdetaohably secure `tlie'lolocl of the holder inp'osition,there is providedia'U `lelem-rent 8 through one arm of which is mounteda clamping screw 9 having a conventional clamping head I in line with arecessed portion Il inthe other arm. The base of the U 8 is positionedin a recessed bottom portion I2 of the block I 'shown in dotted lines inFigure 2 and held by a :countersunk bolt I3 extending through the blockand 4 not limited to said device or otherwise than by the terms of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A iishing rod and reel holder including a solid block adapted to bedetachably connected to a part of a boat or other support, said blockhaving an inclined opening extending entirely therethrough and oversizedwith respect to the handle of the rod which is adapted to be inserted'mdheld "therein oisetwvith vrespect .to the inclinationfof thel*openirig'the extent of th'e insertion of the handle being limited bythe reel conl y-ftact with a face of the block, and supplemental abovethe same. The projecting end offthebolt 7 is screw threaded anduhaspositioned thereon a wlng .nut AIlwhich when turned downac'ts to securethe U-shaped-element Srtoithe block. -This element is usually positionedlongitudinallywith respect tothe block I but by looseningthe wing nutvI4 kmay be' turned at an angle as 'indicated inFigure 2. A 1

The purpose-ofxproviding a clamp of this Acharaoter y"that" extends1at-rlght l'angles 4to .the body of xthe holder is lthatit permitstheholder to1be securedeither horizontally or vertically vby the samemeans. As shown in Figure 1, the rod h'older'niay vbe '.detachablyclamped to the gunwale Gvof a boat -With the .fishing rods insertedthrough' one side of the block I. As .shown -in Figure A, the lrod:holder may :be -detachably clampedV to the :edge of .the rearseat S ofa row boat. The .shingrods are-then inserted through' opposite'faceofthe bloclrl.V l y In some instances it may be desirable .to 'position-theU` element 8 -at the side of the Vblock I, i

For ythis .pur-posejthe. sides of th'e block are re cessed as LshovvnatI5 in- Figure .1 to vreceive the base .of .the U. The bolt I3 isslightlyshifted to passthroughthe cross hole andthe -clampsecured-.aspreviously described. 4

lThe rod holder thus described and-illustrated may bereadily clamped-toaboat or .othersup portlin-either horizontal or vertical position. :Iflost overboard during positioning or atany .other time,if the body I isof Wood, it will float and will not be-v-lost.` Wh'en in eitherposition, a fishing rodand .landing net `may be adequately and easilypositioned in or removed from the holder. The arrangementzshown`eliminates .line interference and 4spaces the yrod tips. The use of thepermanently attached Wedges is a supplemental securing means for AtheArods inthe holder and permits a variation offthe angle ofthe rods asdesired.

While the device herein disclosedy has been .described with more orlessparticularity, vit is toibe-expressly understood that .the invention isholding :means insertable at any point between the oversizedopening andhandle adapted to vary ltherangleof `the rod with respect to the block.

V.2.A-fishing.rodholder including a solid block a'dapted'to bedetachably connected to a part of a boat :or other support, said blockhaving a pair of inclined openings extending entirely therethrough andoversized with. respect to the rod to aiordaquick.detachableoffsetsecuring engage.- mentL-wi-thsthe handle end thereof, saidoversized openings being laterally and divergently inclinedwithirespect.to'the'longitudinal axis of the block to divergentlyanglethelsupportedrods, anda tethered Wedgeffor each openinginsertible at anypointwbetween .the oversized openingandrod to vary vthe .angle yof 4the`rods withirespect to the block and additionally secure'the .ro dstherein.

3. .A -flshing rod holder .including a rectangular shaped wooden lblock,said blockhaving 'a pair f `inclined openings extending Ventirelytherethroughand Yoversized. with respect to the rod `toU aorfd a lquickdetachable r.offset securing .engagement with ...the lhandle en dthereof, said `oversizednpenings'being.laterallyarid divergentlyinclined to divergently.anglethefsupported rods, ,and Adetachablevclamping means for said block extending vat 'arght angle to .thelongitudinal. axisof the'block and secured to the base or a sidearmeno-ck. v

A l SIMONP. WAGNER.

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